Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrated Around the World

February 10, 2013

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A child watches joss sticks burn to pray in the Jing An temple in Shanghai as a billion-plus Asians ushered in the Year of the Snake on February 10, 2013. From Australia to South Korea, millions of people travelled huge distances to reunite with their families for Lunar New Year -- the most important holiday of the year for many in Asia -- indulging in feasts and celebrations.

Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

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A child watches joss sticks burn to pray in the Jing An temple in Shanghai as a billion-plus Asians ushered in the Year of the Snake on February 10, 2013. From Australia to South Korea, millions of people travelled huge distances to reunite with their families for Lunar New Year -- the most important holiday of the year for many in Asia -- indulging in feasts and celebrations.